Couture

couture (pronunciation: kü-tuer)
the designing, making and selling of expensive fashionable clothing; or the clothes themselves; or the business.

Example:
a couture show/collection/house
Christian Dior Couture
Juicy Couture

One way or the other

1. if you say that you will do something or that something will happen one way or the other, you are determined to do it or that it will happen, although you do not know exactly how.
Eample:
One way or the other, I'm going to finish this job next week.

2. if you have to decide one way or the other, you must choose between two possibilities.
Example:
a. They've had a week to think about it and now they must decide one way or the other.
b. I have no preference one way or the other.

5W1H

There is a simple set of question framings defined by Rudyard Kipling in 1902:

I have six faithful serving men
They taught me all I knew
Their names are What and Where and When
And Why and How and Who

They are also known as the '5W1H' which are useful for general questioning.

六頂思考帽

愛德華·德·波諾的六頂思考帽提醒人從六個不同的角度思考問題。它通過六種顏色激發人的想像，提醒人從特定的角度思考。

白色思考帽：中立而客觀的白色，提醒人在討論問題之前檢察數字和事實。 我們有什麼信息？ 我們需要得到什麼信息。
紅色思考帽：熱烈的紅色，提醒人在討論中考慮人的感情因素，舒發情緒，表達感覺，利用直覺和預感。
黃色思考帽：陽光、樂觀的黃色，提醒人從正面思考問題，發現問題的價值點、利益和希望。
黑色思考帽：嚴肅、陰沉的黑色，提醒人以謹慎的方式思考問題，發現潛在的風險、缺點，進行評估和判斷。
綠色思考帽：生機勃勃的綠色，提醒人努力產生創意和新的想法，提出創造性的建議和思路。
藍色思考帽：冷靜的藍色，提醒人控制討論的過程，使用不同的思考帽達成討論的目標。

六頂思考帽通過帽子引進了一種角色扮演的方法。 同時帽子在心理上容易戴上和摘下，使角色轉換更加方便。 “帽子”通過角色扮演的方式將觀點和個人的自我分離開來：不管是誰的觀點，不管你願不願意，帶上黃色帽子，就要求對觀點進行肯定，帶上黑色帽子就要對觀點進行批判。 帽子提醒人扮演不同的思維角色。

birthday party

Dave held a birthday party for her daugther, blue bird, at the clubhouse of his home today. Many classmates participated, bringing wives and children. Among all the children, dau-dau is the smartest one, at least this is what I think.

In fact, dau-dau is six months old today! Ceci and I gave him a present ------ a painting of Disney's characters.

黐身

今天帶豆豆到海運，原本打算買一張高椅給他，怎料一把豆豆放下，他便皺起眉並哭起來, 試了幾次也是這樣。最後買不成了.......豆豆，你真黐身！

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater
= don't lose valuable ideas or things in your attempt to get rid of what is not wanted

替嬰孩洗完澡後，盆裡面那些骯髒的洗澡水是無用之物，須要倒掉。可是，如果因此而將盆裡的嬰孩也一起倒走，則是很錯的事。Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater就是指不要把好東西連同壞東西一起棄掉。

Announcement

Today, I had lunch with my parents and siblings and announced the news of buying new flat. Also told them that I would not pay for the V Tower anymore!

My focus in the future will be my own family!

F duty

Learned from my boss that I have to attend F duty next month.....a little bit down.
....
.....
.......

OK! Let's get well prepared and face the challenge!

trade

trade
a job, especially one which needs special skill and which involves working with your hands.

Example:
After she left school, she went to college to learn a trade.He's a carpenter by trade.

Remark:
trade test = 技能測驗

Referral

An organization asked me to recommend a DH's doctor to them for attending a public event. Although I wanted to help that organization, I feared that the doctor I knew might not want to get involved. So, I called the doctor and he did express that he did not want to attend the event. Fortunately........I had not given his name directly to that organization, otherwise I would be blamed by the doctor.

Therefore, always seek prior consent from the one whom you want to refer to others.

升降機

今晚又是那個國語口音極重的神父講道，他以教堂的石階及升降機作比喻，說領了洗的小孩就像坐升降機一樣，被耶穌帶領著，比沒有受洗的可以快些走到天父的面前。

Stool

stool= a piece of excrement

Example:
He told the doctor he had been passing bloody stools.

坐

豆豆快將半歲大，最近身體的發展可謂每週不同，這個星期他已經可以自己坐著，很久也不會落倒下(當然，要有Parental Guidance)。

Sleep, Little Child

Everytime my son hears this song, he will fall asleep:

Sleep, little child, go to sleep,
Mummy is here by your bed.
Sleep, little child, go to sleep,
Rest on the pillow your head.

The world is silent and still,
The moon shines bright on the hill,
Then creeps past the windowsill.

Sleep, little child, go to sleep.
Oh sleep, go to sleep.

preposterous

preposterous (Adj.): ridiculous, absurb.

This word is made up of pre and post......so meaning something reversed, and hence nonsensical (與中文的本末倒置相似).

Example:
The offensive remarks which the professor attributed to me were preposterous and incredible.

男人之虎

今晚終於看了男人之虎，詹瑞文一人演數個角色，維肖維妙。

中間有一段充滿了粗口，本來，突然出現一兩句粗口可帶來喜劇效果，但我個人認為太多(真的太多太多了)只會帶來反效果。

港式英文

如何擺脫港式英文的口音，有一個有心人用簡單的教材和表達方式在youtube教授：
http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/siu82english

母親節

今年是Ceci第一年以母親身份過母親節，我們一家三口到了迪士尼的好萊塢酒店吃自助餐，豆豆在拍照時更向母親送了一份禮物 ── 就是吻了她一下。後來，豆豆更獨個兒坐在嬰兒高椅上任我們拍照呢！

攪笑的醫生

今天豆豆到周醫生的診所打針，一如以往，周醫生很認真地向豆豆說一些很攪笑的話，例如「第一名」，令我們忍俊不禁，絕妙的周醫生更對豆豆說：「他們笑你呀！」

上報

如果公司發生了一件事，是自己老闆有可能需要知道(例如自己組同事犯了一些錯誤)，而別組的老闆又已經知道的話，那就應該立即告知自己老闆，以免他最後從別人口中得悉此事, 尤其是那個「別組的老闆」，不知怎麼應對。

石景山

石景山這新聞，終於連無線及有線的新聞節目也報導，真可笑！

石景山=迪士尼?

北京石景山公園出現類似迪士尼的卡通人物，以及日本的Hello Kitty和多啦A夢(當然全是醜版)，公園的入口更掛上「去迪斯尼太遠，請來石景山遊樂園！」的橫額。太離譜了，沾污了我和詩韻妹妹一直喜愛的迪士尼樂園！

血崩

今天和老婆看周醫生，打了針，拿了很多藥，馬(虎)姑娘起初執錯藥，幸好被老婆及時發覺，可憐是這位姑娘一聲對不起也沒有，唉.........

鬱金香

早前和老婆買了鬱金香回家，沒料到不消一兩天便凋謝了。上網翻查資料，原來鬱金香的壽命真的是很短，而不是賣花的人賣次貨欺騙我們。

Spider-Man 3

Watched it today! Very good! Good plot! Good visual effect, especially the formation of Sandman.....very impressive.

Some memorable quotes:

Aunt May: Uncle Ben wouldn't want us living with revenge in our hearts, it's like a poison. It can take you over and turn us into something ugly.

Mary Jane Watson: We've all done terrible things to each other, but we have to forgive each other. Or everything we ever were will mean nothing. find a way to put it right...

玩具

今天帶豆豆到海運買玩具，起初選了一些毛公仔給他，但他好像不太喜歡，最後他對一個玩具收音機特別感興趣，我們最後亦買了給他。似乎豆豆較喜歡會發聲(尤其是音樂)的玩具。

聯名

今天成功約到賣家代表及地產經紀，在臨時買賣合約加名，之後我們更上律師樓在正式合同加簽，整個過程非常順利。

小阿姨

今天莫名其妙地收到「小阿姨」打到公司的電話，說了一些關於她們那邊廂的事給我聽，令我八丈金剛摸不著頭腦！

大訂

今天到律師樓交了大訂，盧律師很詳細地解釋文件，事後還和我們閒談, 討論各個屋苑及地產商，他說新鴻基的樓用料最好，樓宇設計亦各有特式, 寶翠園便是其中一個例子。

五一勞動節

今天是五一勞動節，我們和豆豆到赤柱遊玩，由於天氣炎熱，很多人都到湧到那裡的海灘，所以所有停車場都爆滿。最後我要把車泊在離赤柱廣場很遠的地方，幸好，停車場管理員教我行一條捷徑，只消三分鐘便可步至廣場。